Goals and Mission

Our Mission:

The Environmental Science and Policy program promotes multidisciplinary
education and research to produce active and literate environmental
citizens, leaders, and problem solvers. We emphasize the value of
integrating knowledge and approaches from the natural sciences, social
sciences, humanities, and professional schools to generate a holistic
understanding of environmental issues and policy making, while
simultaneously stressing the need for in-depth training in at least one
environmental discipline.

Our Goals. We aspire to:

Provide multidisciplinary environmental education and research
opportunities for our students, while also recognizing that each
student should gain specialist knowledge in at least one environmental
discipline.

Promote synergistic exchange and creation
of research and educational initiatives among departments, schools, and
programs related to the environment.

Foster opportunities for faculty from different disciplines to
closely mentor a diverse body of students under a common framework--the
environment.

Equip students with the skills, experience, and connections to continue in an environmentally related career after graduation.

Develop greater awareness on campus and in the
local community of timely environmental issues and develop and
implement sound environmental policies in collaboration with local
stakeholders.